It’s not lost on me that Willie Veasley, whom I thoroughly enjoyed watching, was a terrible shooter his first two years, then it clicked. Here’s to hoping we get the same kind of enlightenment from Aaron.

The problem with AT's shot is his shooting wrist still follows through to the left. I was hoping his work with Burton would fix it. Who knows how much time he got to spend with Joey, though. I'm guessing any work they do with him is on their own dime.

The problem with AT's shot is his shooting wrist still follows through to the left. I was hoping his work with Burton would fix it. Who knows how much time he got to spend with Joey, though. I'm guessing any work they do with him is on their own dime.

You nailed it and everyone knows it. So we're basically 4 on 5 offensively. It's an offensive game anymore-it's different than when we had our 2010-2011 runs. You could get by then with a defensive heavy team. The game has shifted and we need firepower at every position.

You nailed it and everyone knows it. So we're basically 4 on 5 offensively. It's an offensive game anymore-it's different than when we had our 2010-2011 runs. You could get by then with a defensive heavy team. The game has shifted and we need firepower at every position.

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Don't get me wrong, I'm an AT fan. I think he is a winner and a leader. I was really banking on his work with Burton creating a major leap forward. Hope for a huge leap in shooting is beginning to fade, however. The offense did run pretty well early on when he initiated it.

Don't get me wrong, I'm an AT fan. I think he is a winner and a leader. I was really banking on his work with Burton creating a major leap forward. Hope for a huge leap in shooting is beginning to fade, however. The offense did run pretty well early on when he initiated it.

I really like him too. I like the swagger. The toughness he shows. He needs fire power around him to be effective. What that combination is? LaVall has to figure that out. I've been *****ing about playing bigger all off season, but, if you're going to run AT at the point, you got to flank him with offensive plus guys, which means Baldwin, Tucker and McD all running with him. I agree with you I thought the shooting help would work. Maybe it starts showing eventually. Lord willing.

No. Not just because of one exhibition game. True, when I saw his wrist on one of his shots during the game, it gave me pause, but Dustin's reporting, in the Athletic, also said he's not really shooting a lot in practice scrimmages. It's a discussion that's running so I shared a couple of thoughts that went through my mind. By no means are they high conviction thoughts, at this time. As others have said, possibly even you, maybe he will put it up frequently and confidently from range. No one would be happier than me as I said, I am a big fan of his.

It’s not lost on me that Willie Veasley, whom I thoroughly enjoyed watching, was a terrible shooter his first two years, then it clicked. Here’s to hoping we get the same kind of enlightenment from Aaron.

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It sure wasn't clicking in the NC game against Duke. Either 1-9 0r 1-10 from the field. His only made FG was a put back. Gordon wasn't much better. He only made 2 FGs in that game. It's amazing we almost won. We shot less than 35%. Heck, we shot 30% against MSU and won.

Willis is right. It wasn't that long ago, but the game has changed from then. They call the game differently.

It sure wasn't clicking in the NC game against Duke. Either 1-9 0r 1-10 from the field. His only made FG was a put back. Gordon wasn't much better. He only made 2 FGs in that game. It's amazing we almost won. We shot less than 35%. Heck, we shot 30% against MSU and won.

Willis is right. It wasn't that long ago, but the game has changed from then. They call the game differently.

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There's no doubt the game is called differently, but you can still win based on defense. Look at Texas Tech last season.